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 The
family of Earl R. Wilson, civic and business leader, devoted family
man and longtime member of the Millsaps College Board of Trustees,
has established a scholarship in his memory. The Earl R. Wilson
Leadership Scholarship Fund was created with a generous gift from
Mrs. Earl (Martha) Wilson, along with her daughters Ann Wilson Holifield,
Virginia Wilson Mounger and Amy Lyles Wilson.
"Leadership
development is of paramount importance to us," said Dr. Frances
Lucas, president of Millsaps College. "We are very grateful
to the Wilson family for establishing a scholarship that will recognize
and reward those students who exhibit leadership qualities, both
in and out of the classroom."
Earl Wilson,
who enjoyed successful careers in the oil and gas industry as well
as in banking, held leadership positions on the boards of many organizations,
and, along with his wife Martha, was instrumental in establishing
Briarwood United Methodist Church and the Mississippi Methodist
Rehabilitation Center. He served as secretary of the Millsaps Board
of Trustees. Daughter Amy Lyles Wilson graduated from Millsaps in
1983.
"The Wilson
Scholarship will assist us in recruiting those prospective students
who have proven leadership capabilities," noted Dr. Lucas.
"These students will discover, as Earl Wilson did, that visions
can become realities through opportunity, hard work and staying
focused on the goal."
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